Life Coaching
I began to offer life coaching in 2004, in response to a growing number of people requesting this service. Life coaching is a relatively new approach to assisting individuals and organizations in accomplishing their goals, and is being offered by a growing number of therapists. While it is not dramatically different from my solution-focused approach to counseling, there are a few distinctions. First, life coaching does not treat mental illness or addictions. In addition, life coaching focuses exclusively on present challenges as they relate to future goals and plans. It does not address past issues. Third, the process of life coaching is driven by the client’s goals, dreams and visions. This process assists clients in discovering what they want, and exploring the multiple paths to success. Life coaching assists clients in tapping into the answers and solutions that lie within. As one prominent life coach puts it, “life coaching assists people in designing their future rather than getting over their past” (Patrick Williams).